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We Cannot Be Too Careful About The Words We Use; We Start Out Using Them And They End Up Using Us.

The Bible Makes It Clear That Every Time That There Is A Story Of Faith, It Is Completely Original. God's Creative Genius Is Endless.

Like A Child Exploring The Attic Of An Old House On A Rainy Day, Discovering A Trunk Full Of Treasure And Then Calling All His Brothers And Sisters To Share The Find, Richard J. 'foster Has 'found' The Spiritual Disciplines That The Modern World Has Stored Away And Forgot, And Has Excitedly Called Us To Celebrate Them. For They Are, As He Shows Us, The Instruments Of Joy, The Way Into Mature Christian Spirituality And Abundant Life.

I Get Asked, 'what Do You Miss Most About Being A Pastor?' I Think It's The Intimacy, The Incredible Gift Of Intimacy. You Go Through Death With Somebody, With Their Families, And There's An Intimacy That Comes Through That That Is Just Incomparable.

There's Nobody Who Doesn't Have Problems With The Church, Because There's Sin In The Church. But There's No Other Place To Be A Christian Except The Church.